Navigating The Light-Green Mass

In the 1930's Victor H. Green started publishing an African-American move conduct (first published every bit 'The Negro Motorist Green Book' in addition to afterwards every bit 'The Negro Travelers' Green Book'). In the guides Green reviewed hotels in addition to restaurants which welcomed Black customers during the fourth dimension of Jim Crow laws in addition to racial segregation.

Back inwards 2013 the University of South Carolina created an interactive Green Book Map which visualized over 1,500 listings from the Spring 1956 Green Book. Unfortunately the University of South Carolina's interactive Green Book Map has suffered the Google Maps API kiss of expiry in addition to instantly all the map tiles are stamped amongst unsightly 'For evolution purposes only' warnings. However at that topographic point is no remove to worry every bit you lot tin peruse the novel NYPL Navigating the Green Book road planner instead.

Navigating the Green Book allows you lot to innovation a road anywhere inwards the USA in addition to uncovering hotels, restaurants in addition to bars which were welcoming to African Americans during the times of segregation. The map attempts to demo a eating seat every 250 miles in addition to a lodging every 750 miles. You tin read to a greater extent than virtually the map, the Green Book in addition to the New York Public Libraries attempts to map the entries inwards the Green Book at the NYPL Digital Collections.